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Firefighters responded to a home in Herndon where a fire had broken out.

The airplanes at the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center need a bigger hangar. The extension of the National Air and Space Museum is embarking on the first major expansion of its public space since opening in Chantilly more than two decades ago, the Smithsonian Institution announced today (Tuesday). Expected to be...

BERLIN, Md. – A special ribbon-cutting in Berlin Tuesday, the Maryland State Police opened a new police barracks. They expect this will take policing to the next level on the Eastern Shore. Maryland Lt. Governor Aruna Miller spoke at the event, and she said the space is filled with...

GAINESVILLE, Va. (7News) — A 29-year-old woman is facing charges after she almost hit a police officer who was responding to a domestic situation in Gainesville, Virginia. Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) officers were called to Clatterbuck Loop on Sept. 7 to investigate a domestic dispute that was...

FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A woman was killed by her boyfriend in Fairfax County this week, and friends say she was too scared to go to police to report him for abuse because she was undocumented. What we know:. On Sept. 5, Ana "Catalina" Membreno died at Inova Fairfax Hospital...

WASHINGTON — The Old Line State is among America’s happiest, according to a new study. Citing its low unemployment and relatively high average income, WalletHub’s rankings put Maryland at No.2, right after Hawaii. The study cited Maryland’s unemployment rate, which is 3.2 percent, while the highest percentage...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A very contagious disease common in young children has been spreading across Maryland, officials said. Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is common in children under 5 years old and usually causes fever, mouth sores and a skin rash, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Detectives from Fairfax County’s Major Crimes Bureau arrested Elmar Waldemar Xitumul Vasquez, 39, of Annandale, in connection with the death of Elmer Castro, 32, of no fixed address, police confirmed. According to detectives, Castro was rushed to the hospital by paramedics on Aug. 4 with injuries believed to be...

Two young men are in custody after a shooting that killed a 17-year-old and left another man in critical condition. Montgomery County investigators believe it’s connected to another deadly shooting last month. The suspects got into an altercation with a group of teens at a 7-Eleven Aug. 19, prosecutors...

For many in Montgomery County—and across the U.S.—driving is not a given. Nearly a third of Americans, including people with disabilities, seniors, young people, and those who can’t afford a car or gas, rely on walking, rolling, public transit, or asking for rides every day. To help...